One Nation senator clarifies he is not an Indian citizen

One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts says he "fully investigated" whether he was eligible to hold the position of a Senator. "I do not own, a 7-11," Roberts said in his clarification that he is not Indian.

Over the last few days, two senate seats have fallen vacant over the dual citizenship of Australian senators.

The first to go was Greens Senator from Western Australia, Scott Ludlam after it was found out he was still a New Zealand citizen, therefore ineligible to hold a senate seat.

This week, another Greens senator was forced to relinquish her Senate seat following a disclosure that Queensland Senator Larissa Waters was still a Canadian citizen despite having moved to Australia with her parents when she was just 11 months old.

While some on Twitter, including journalists, asked the One Nation senator to make the paperwork public showing his inquiries from the Indian authorities, he seems to be in the clear on the dual citizenship issue as India doesn’t allow dual citizenship. But his 7-Eleven tweet has sparked allegations of racism against him.